There was a knock on the door, and a restless Takeuchi answered. Seeing Suzuki who opened the door and came in, he immediately cast a questioning look.
"Sir, there is news from Lan Weimai that the banks are open for business normally. Except for the poor condition of the staff and some chaos caused by the drop in silver prices, it is no different from usual times.
There was also news from that person, and that person also rushed to work at the bank as normal to deal with some problems caused by the plummeting silver price. Apart from being busier than usual, there was nothing unusual."
After hearing this, Takeuchi was stunned. The situation was different from what he expected? How could everything be business as usual? Could it be that he had made a mistake?
"Are there any other situations?" Takeuchi frowned and asked Suzuki Ichiro for confirmation.
"Yes, the people who were investigating at Lan Weimai heard some things. Rumor has it that cars were coming and going there in the middle of the night yesterday, and there was a lot of movement.
However, the rumors are not uniform. Some say it rang all night, and some say it only rang once or twice. The times are also different, so many people think it is a rumor.
In addition, there are rumors in the market that Lan Weimai is secretly taking away the silver. According to our investigation, this should not be a rumor, and there are indeed many trains going in and out of Lan Weimai."
Takeuchi frowned and asked: "Are you going to ignore those people who transport the silver and trade it? And where did these rumors come from?"
Suzuki listened and explained: "This rumor has been circulating for a long time. At first, some people were really worried and went to see the money in the bank, but no one took care of it afterwards.
Because what is done there is mortgage lending, and people who borrow money often buy silver and mortgage it again, and so on. In fact, the principal they pay is very low, and the money to buy silver is basically provided by those banks.
They don’t have much money to redeem silver, and those loan contracts can also be bought and sold directly, and the buying and selling transactions are very frequent, so basically no one pays attention to those deposits of silver anymore?”
"So what do you think about Lan Wei Ai's current situation?" After thinking for a moment, Takeuchi asked.
Suzuki thought silently for a moment and said: "Although I really want to connect those movements with those people last night, from what I know so far, it is more likely that Lan Weimai did it secretly."
After hearing this, Takeuchi was silent for a long time and then said: "Further investigation, try to find out the matter as clearly as possible. That person will continue to keep an eye on it. If there is something going on, that person will definitely not be able to do nothing."
The uneasiness and worry in his heart lingered, so Takeuchi made up his mind and chose to take the risk and let Suzuki continue the investigation.
It was a taboo or even a red line to investigate and pry into the secrets of those people, but Takeuchi was really worried that something would happen. He publicly advertised in the newspapers that the conflict between the two parties was caused by the redemption of people, and if something went wrong, they could not shirk the responsibility now.
"Sir, do you suspect that something went wrong somewhere else? But for some reason, they chose to hide it from the outside world and pretend that nothing happened?"
Takeuchi shook his head and said: "I don't know, it's just that the other party's behavior last night made me feel extremely uneasy. I have to check and confirm anything that is possible.
Except for Lan Wei Ai's situation, we must pay close attention to all matters related to the silver price in Shanghai. If there is anything suspicious, send someone to investigate immediately.
In the previous banknote incident, every move made by the other party was just right, and there must be someone who is very familiar with it. I don't believe that the other party would let go of such a good opportunity."
"...Hai..." After Suzuki agreed, he stepped back to make arrangements, but turned his back, his face no longer as calm as before...
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"...Oh...you are finally back. There are some urgent situations that require your decision. Come with me quickly!"
The big awning had just docked on the ship. It was not until noon that Zheng Junshan, who was already anxious like an ant on a hot pot, quickly picked up Lin Mo, who had not yet stood firm, and walked away.
"What's going on?" Lin Mo didn't stop him. Instead, he quickly followed up and spoke quickly to understand the situation.
"The Nanjing headquarters pressed for a response. One was about the Yin family residence, and the other was that public opinion exploded in Shanghai. Many newspapers reported on the redemption, almost exposing all the dirty details."
Lin Mo slowed down, frowned and asked, "Didn't the Yin family residence tell you how to report in advance? Why do you still ask for a reply?"
"I don't know. I just kept urging us to send back the detailed actions of the Yin family residence immediately. There may be some changes or situations!"
Lin Mo frowned, stopped, looked at Zheng Junshan seriously, and asked: "How did you reply? Didn't you send the situation back?"
He didn't know what was going on, but Zheng Junshan quickly shook his head and said: "I didn't know what happened during the operation. I thought something had happened at first, but after reading the report, I thought there was something wrong with it.
I don’t know any of this, so I don’t dare to make false reports for fear of misleading the higher-ups. I can only keep replying unclearly. I’m still trying to figure it out, and I’m stalling for time to wait for you to come back. Is there any problem here?”
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief and explained: "We directly passed the matter about the Yin family residence to the Japanese expatriates who were lured away later. Even if the Japanese find trouble, they will only end up talking about it. What can happen to this?"
"You mean, there is something behind this urging message?" Zheng Junshan was startled and opened his mouth wide. A chill ran down his spine, and he was frightened for a while.
"Is the urging message sent on the secret communication frequency band or the normal communication frequency band?"
Lin Mo did not answer directly, but wanted to understand the situation first. This cannot be doubted casually. There must be more evidence.
"I have always used the normal communication frequency band to urge. In this case, I am afraid there is a problem. Otherwise, I would not have made a secret weapon contact. I really didn't expect that this problem would happen..."
Lin Mo nodded slightly and said: "I can't be sure yet. It may be that I have sent the report using the normal frequency band, and I am worried that similar content will be leaked.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But you can also do something. In this way, when the other side sends a report, you can directly send a message to question them. What are their intentions? Why do they ask about confidential matters again and again."
"...This...isn't it appropriate to post it like this?" Zheng Junshan was slightly startled, scratched his head and did not go directly to make arrangements.
"Don't worry, the problem shouldn't be with the translation and telegraph services. Otherwise, all the information from the intelligence office would have been leaked long ago.
If you communicate through other channels, you still have to go through a lot of twists and turns to explain. Instead of sending it back like this, the people in charge and translator will definitely be aware of the problem.
Moreover, they know the situation very well and should be able to immediately realize what the problem is. If they find someone to report it, it will not arouse suspicion, and they can try to avoid alerting the enemy."
"...Arrange it immediately..." Zheng Junshan nodded. He understood. If he reported it to others, they would have to find the telegraph operator and the translator to understand the situation. This process would probably surprise the target.
As for the telegraph service, the translation side needs to send the received messages to various places. Finding someone to report it will not arouse too much suspicion. Even if they realize what the problem is, they can just bring someone to arrest them.
Save yourself the trip and unnecessary risks.
As for not making it clear, it is better to save face, give yourself some leeway, and let them realize the problem themselves, which is much more useful than them just sending it out.
If you are not aware of the problem, it is not a big deal. After all, you are working in the intelligence agency and you are the person involved. If you are reminded that you are not aware of the problem, then that is a big problem.
Zheng Junshan waved his hand and asked the operator who was waiting not far away to come over and make some arrangements to handle the matter properly before continuing to ask about the situation he did not understand.
"It's true that this is very suspicious, but I don't understand the purpose of the other party's move. The report can be sent to us. It is obvious that the other party has inserted it into the office. I am afraid that he is a spy with a high status, but why do you want to ask the Yin family residence?
What about the matter?"
Lin Mo heard this and said: "Don't forget, although those people in the Yin family's house were not directly identified, their Japanese identities were semi-public, and the action was not a confrontation between the two sides, but an attack.
Loot.
Many people died there, and a large amount of money was looted. This can be used to make a fuss. This is also part of the reason why expats are tempted to get involved. The other party is probably trying to get some
What kind of evidence can you use to attack us and even the government?"
Zheng Junshan was slightly stunned. If this was the case, the problems behind it would be quite big!
"...Sit down..." Lin Mo came to the workstation and motioned for Zheng Junshan to sit down, while he took out the manuscript paper and started writing.
"You can arrange for someone to go back and bring back the detailed report I wrote, and then come back with a new set of passwords."
"...Okay..." Zheng Junshan nodded, went to ask someone to prepare it, and brought back a thick stack of newspapers.
"This is today's Shanghai newspaper. After the Division received a call, I sent a small steamer to make a trip. You can take a look later. The Division has consulted us several times through secret channels. According to the cable, the Japanese have
Start making a fuss about this matter."
Lin Mo nodded, quickly wrote the situation report, and gave it to Zheng Junshan to seal and deliver. He quickly picked up the newspaper and began to read it one by one.
"How is it?" Zheng Junshan immediately asked when he came back after making arrangements and saw that he had only read half of the newspaper.
"It's not very good. Infighting and diversion of trouble will probably keep us busy for a while." Lin Mo responded and quickly checked.
"Then what's going on? How to deal with it?" After Lin Mo finished reading, Zheng Junshan continued to ask.
"The department responded with a nine-word response strategy. As for Shanghai's public opinion field, we made some arrangements at night. The temporary problem should not be big. We will make further decisions based on the situation."
"Which nine words?" Zheng Junshan was a little curious, but he didn't say anything directly.
"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense! If you deny it three times, anyway, as long as the other party can't produce complete evidence, not only this matter, but also all other matters related to our side, no matter how hard they negotiate, they will just ignore it.
"
Seeing Lin Mo's true appearance, Zheng Junshan's mouth twitched. He didn't say much, and hurried to make arrangements. Before leaving, Lin Mo specifically told him that the nine characters must be sent out unchanged.
Lin Mo was serious about showing off his cleverness. He estimated that the government would not say that they were looking for trouble, but there must be more negotiations and a bit of lightheartedness and humor, which might have the effect of relaxing the atmosphere.